Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun yam_bean

2 senses of yam bean

Sense 1
yam bean, potato bean, Pachyrhizus tuberosus -- (twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots)
       => vine -- (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Sense 2
yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus -- (Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils)
       => vine -- (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)